Memos in Starbucks detail Bushies' Richard Clarke strategy

Memos on letterhead from "Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Special Assistant," have been retreived from a DC Starbucks. They detail what appears to be Bushie spin-strategy to deal with Richard Clarke's damning WMD testimony.

The notes say: "Took threat v seriously and then segue to wh we have been doing. Rise above [ Richard A.] Clarke.

"Emphasize importance of 9/11 commission and come back to what we have been doing.

"[Commission member Jamie] Gorelick pitting Condi [ Condoleezza Rice] v. [Deputy Secretary of State Richard] Armitage

"Our plan had military plans to attack Al Q — called on def to draw up targets in Afg — develop mil options."

There's an underlined notation "DR" in the margin and a quotation, apparently from DR, perhaps Rumsfeld, to "Stay inside the line — we dont need 2 ruff [or puff] this at all. we need 2b careful as hell about it. This thing will go away soon and what will keep it alive will be one of us going over the line."

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